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Leirvik, Hyllestad

Coordinates: 61°08′12″N 05°20′50″E / 61.13667°N 5.34722°E / 61.13667; 5.34722
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Leirvik
Village
Leirvik is located in Vestland
Leirvik
Leirvik
Location of the village
Leirvik is located in Norway
Leirvik
Leirvik
Leirvik (Norway)
Coordinates: 61°08′12″N 05°20′50″E / 61.13667°N 5.34722°E / 61.13667; 5.34722
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyVestland
DistrictSogn
MunicipalityHyllestad Municipality
Elevation4 m (13 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
6953 Leirvik i Sogn

Leirvik is a village in Hyllestad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located along the inner part of the Bøfjorden, a small fjord off the main Sognefjorden. The village lies about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) southeast of the village of Hyllestad. Havyard Leirvik, the largest municipal business, is a shipyard on the southwest side of Leirvik.[2] The western shore of the fjord is the site of Bø Church.

References

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  1. ^ "Leirvik" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2013-12-11.
  2. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Leirvik – tettbebyggelse i Hyllestad" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-12-11.